PENNELL Metromont Corp., a Greenville, S.C.-based provider of precast/prestressed concrete building systems, announced earlier this month that it has acquired a majority interest in Royal Concrete Concepts of West Palm Beach, Fla. RCC manufactures custom precast concrete modular building systems for residential, educational, commercial and military projects. The Florida firm’s product line includes unitized modules for residential construction that are shipped virtually complete with all components and finishes, including cabinetry, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, windows and doors. The company’s manufacturing facility has the capacity to build 25 three-bedroom houses per day. SANGER "The investment in RCC allows us to further diversify
MOSS Scott Moss has been named president of Moss & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which is in the initial phase of a multiyear transition. Moss began his career as a project engineer with Centex Rooney. He most recently served as vice president of Moss. Dan Kaufman has become president of R.J. Griffin & Co., headquartered in Atlanta. Kaufman most recently served as manager of the company’s South Division, also in Atlanta. Jack Nix Jr., formerly president and CEO, will continue as CEO only. Mike Bartlett will serve as executive vice president and COO after David Paris Jr.’s retirement. Melanie Parks
The overall value of new Georgia construction contracts dropped by 1% in October, for a total of roughly $921.9 million, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The month’s residential contracts were estimated at $314 million, or 22% ahead of the same period of a year ago. The other two markets fell, however. The nonresidential category declined 2%, for a total of $352.8 million. Nonbuilding contracts, which include infrastructure and civil work, dropped 17% to tally $255.1 million. For the year to date, Georgia contracts are estimated at $9 billion, or 8% down
Manhattan Construction Group’s Florida subsidiary, Kraft Construction Co. of Naples, has changed its name to Manhattan Kraft Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The management and organization of the company is unaffected by this change. Manhattan Construction Group acquired Kraft Construction in 2008.
The Korte Co. of St. Louis has been awarded a $15.3-million contract to design-build the Fort Bragg Troop and Family Medical Clinic project. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Scheduled to be completed by summer 2012, the 51,000-sq-ft, two-story facility will provide a range of medical support for soldiers and their families.
The Miami Art Museum broke ground in December for its new Herzog and de Meuron-designed facility in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park, next to the future home of the Miami Science Museum. The new museum is scheduled to open in 2013. Photo By Juan Cabrera Taking part in the recent groundbreaking for the new Miami Art Museum facility were, from left: Thom Collins, MAM Director; Miami-Dade County Commission Audrey M. Edmonson; MAM Board of Trustees Chairman Aaron Podhurst; Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez; Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally A. Heyman; Miami-Dade County Manager George M. Burgess; and Christine Binswanger, senior partner with
The value of new North Carolina construction contracts signed in October fell 37% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, the publisher of Southeast Construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" All three categories declined during the month, with the largest drop in the nonbuilding sector, which declined 78%, for a $161.8-million total. That compares to last October’s total of $746 million. Residential contracts declined 16% for a $449.6-million total. The value of nonresidential construction contracts was 2% lower, for a $529.1-million total. For the year to date, North Carolina’s contracts are an estimated
The joint venture of GAC Contractors of Panama City, Fla., and H. J. High Construction Co., Orlando, was selected as the construction manager for the 104,000-sq-ft, four-story Advanced Technology Center for Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, now under construction. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The building contains a culinary arts and food lab, music technology lab, digital media lab, renewable energy lab and sustainable building labs. The project is designed to meet LEED Gold standards, and features interior and exterior metal composite panels, vertical axis wind turbines, and photovoltaic and solar panels mounted on the roof, geothermal
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